Publications
Guidance on grievance management: an introduction to the series
28 September 2020An introduction to a series commissioned by Cargill and written by Proforest as part of Proforest’s work with Cargill on grievances, and how to address grievances with its suppliers.
Category: Grievance Mechanisms
Siak Pelalawan Landscape Programme: How Companies Collaborate and Engage
1 July 2020This document is part of a series of Production Landscape Briefings, giving an introduction to working at a landscape scale.
Categories: Landscape Approaches, Responsible Sourcing & Production, Southeast Asia, Palm oil
05 Worker Voice Technologies
1 July 2020This document discusses worker voice technologies, a term referring to digital worker reporting platforms designed to obtain information directly from workers in order to generate data on working conditions.
Category: Human Rights
Collaboration for sustainable production landscapes
1 June 2020The case studies in this impact report show how our guidance for engaging with landscape initiatives can be adapted to local contexts.
Categories: Landscape Approaches, Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives, Africa, Southeast Asia
Gender Equality Guidance Paper: Projects to Implement Responsible Production
1 May 2020This document is part of a series of four gender equality guidance papers.
Category: Gender
Gender Equality Guidance Paper: Facilitating Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives
1 May 2020This document is part of a series of four gender equality guidance papers.
Category: Gender
Gender Equality Guidance Paper: Responsible Sourcing Projects
1 May 2020This document is part of a series of four gender equality guidance papers.
Category: Gender
Gender Equality Guidance Paper: Fieldwork
1 May 2020This document is part of a series of four gender equality guidance papers.
Category: Gender
Sustainable Palm Oil: Trade and key players between Indonesia and China
31 March 2020Part 1 of this report provides a baseline mapping study of Indonesia-China sustainable palm oil linkages. Part 2 provides a deeper look into specific issues, including gender in palm oil, China trade issues and deals, and updates on Trase data for 2018.
Categories: Responsible Sourcing & Production, Southeast Asia, Palm oil
04 Understanding commitments to No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation (NDPE)
1 February 2020An introduction to the key terms and ideas behind No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation (NDPE) commitments, which are most commonly seen in relation to palm oil production.
Categories: Responsible Sourcing & Production, Palm oil
Shifting towards sustainability: How the APOI is changing palm oil production in West and Central Africa
1 December 2019This publication provides a regional overview of the Africa Palm Oil Initiative's (APOI) progress across West and Central Africa so far.
Categories: Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives, Africa Palm Oil Initiative, Africa, Palm oil
Drivers of child labour, forced labour, inadequate health and safety, and land rights abuses and disputes in agriculture and forestry
30 October 2019This is part of a series of documents about social risks within responsible sourcing.
Category: Human Rights